BVAR models in short-term prediction of modern central banks: empirical evidence of the euro area

Abstract

It has been more than a decade since central banks, in the face of the global financial crisis, implemented unconventional initiatives. Monetary authorities' actions have led to a reduction of main interest rates to historically low levels and huge expansion of central banks' balance sheet. So far, they still have not returned to the pre-crisis framework and implemented the normalisation process. Nowadays, there is observed a trend to use econometric models in monetary policy to forecast macroeconomic variables and plan normalising activities. The main aim of the study is empirical verification of BVAR model in short-term predicting, that might be used by the European Central Bank in its normalisation process. The conducted research indicate that the large BVAR model for the Eurozone has a significant predictive value in short-term forecasting. At the same time indicating its considerable precision and accuracy in prediction, with a high degree of objectivity and flexibility.